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12 funders with a record of paying for “congress”
Where the money went Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → Congress Heights Community Training and Development Corporation: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Common Counsel Foundation: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → National Congress of American Indians: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2021 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → National Congress of American Indians Fund: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → American Association for the Advancement of Science: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: $751K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Allstate Foundation → National Congress of Parents and Teachers: $518K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Pta Texas Congress: $447K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Peter G Peterson Foundation → Library of Congress: $203K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → National Congress of American Indi: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Papa John's Foundation Inc → Pta Florida Congress: $90K across 17 grants, latest 2024 Fidelity Foundation → Pta North Carolina Congress: $34K across 14 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Congress of Communities: $1.4M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → National Congress of American Indians: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Former Members of Congress Inc: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → National Congress of Parents and Teachers: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Sudie Williams Tag - Pta Texas Congress: $138K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Peter G Peterson Foundation → Care Lab: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Global One Health Community Private Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Fidelity Foundation → Pta California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc: $27K across 13 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Pta North Carolina Congress: $21K across 11 grants, latest 2023 The Papa John's Foundation Inc → Minnesota Congress of Parents and Teachers: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → Pta Texas Congress: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Allstate Foundation → Ptsa Michigan Congress of Parents Teachers and Students: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Brookings Institution: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → National Congress of American Indians Fund: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Brookings Institution: $523K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Library of Congress: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Peter G Peterson Foundation → Bipartisan Policy Center Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → National University of Singapore: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Academy - Pta Texas Congress: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Fidelity Foundation → Pta Texas Congress: $18K across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Papa John's Foundation Inc → Pta Georgia Congress: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → Pta California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Pta Alabama Congress: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Allstate Foundation → Pta Texas Congress: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Issue One: $759K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Bipartisan Policy Center Inc: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Library of Congress: $440K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Pta Ca Congress of Parents Teachers Students Inc: $304K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Plus Fund Paid Leave for the United States: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Pta California Congress of Parents Teachers &: $296K across 5 grants, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Pta Ca Congress of Parents Teachers & Stud Inc: $290K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → College to Congress: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Former Members of Congress: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Michael Neblo: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Ford Foundation → Ideas Beyond Borders Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Peter G Peterson Foundation → Women's Congressional Policy Institute: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Peter G Peterson Foundation → Issue One: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Pew Charitable Trusts: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Library of Congress: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Peter G Peterson Foundation → Congressional Management Foundation: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → The Youth Congress: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Associacao De Investigadoresas Afrolatinoamericanosas E Caribenhosas - Ai: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Youth Congress: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → African Studies Association Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Library of Congress: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Peter G Peterson Foundation → American Policy Ventures Foundation: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Centro De Referencia Negra Lelia Gonzales: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Peter G Peterson Foundation → Former Members of Congress Inc: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → V H Hexter Elementary - Pta Texas Congress: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Booker T Washington Performing Hspva - Pta Texas Congress: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Alex Sanger Elementary - Pta Texas Congress: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Talented & Gifted Magnet - Pta Texas Congress: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $6.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $6.0M Wk Kellogg Foundation: $3.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Wk Kellogg Foundation $3.8M The Ford Foundation: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $3.3M Carnegie Corporation of New York: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Carnegie Corporation of New Y… $2.7M Jpmorgan Chase Foundation: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation $2.5M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $1.3M Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $801K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities Foundation of Tex… $801K Peter G Peterson Foundation: $774K on this topic. Open the funder. Peter G Peterson Foundation $774K The Allstate Foundation: $522K on this topic. Open the funder. The Allstate Foundation $522K The Bank of America Charitable: $224K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $224K The Papa John's Foundation Inc: $111K on this topic. Open the funder. The Papa John's Foundation Inc $111K Fidelity Foundation: $79K on this topic. Open the funder. Fidelity Foundation $79K National Congress of American Indians: received $2.7M on this topic National Congress of American I… $2.7M Congress Heights Community Training and Development Corporation: received $2.5M on this topic Congress Heights Community Trai… $2.5M National Congress of American Indians Fund: received $1.7M on this topic National Congress of American I… $1.7M Common Counsel Foundation: received $1.5M on this topic Common Counsel Foundation $1.5M Congress of Communities: received $1.4M on this topic Congress of Communities $1.4M Former Members of Congress Inc: received $1.2M on this topic Former Members of Congress Inc $1.2M American Association for the Advancement of Science: received $1.1M on this topic American Association for the Ad… $1.1M Brookings Institution: received $900K on this topic Brookings Institution $900K Issue One: received $859K on this topic Issue One $859K Bipartisan Policy Center Inc: received $850K on this topic Bipartisan Policy Center Inc $850K Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: received $751K on this topic Center for Arms Control and Non… $751K National Congress of Parents and Teachers: received $650K on this topic National Congress of Parents an… $650K Library of Congress: received $588K on this topic Library of Congress $588K Brookings Institution: received $523K on this topic Brookings Institution $523K National Congress of Parents and Teachers: received $518K on this topic National Congress of Parents an… $518K Pta Texas Congress: received $472K on this topic Pta Texas Congress $472K Library of Congress: received $440K on this topic Library of Congress $440K Pta Ca Congress of Parents Teachers Students Inc: received $304K on this topic Pta Ca Congress of Parents Teac… $304K Plus Fund Paid Leave for the United States: received $300K on this topic Plus Fund Paid Leave for the Un… $300K Pta California Congress of Parents Teachers &: received $296K on this topic Pta California Congress of Pare… $296K Pta Ca Congress of Parents Teachers & Stud Inc: received $290K on this topic Pta Ca Congress of Parents Teac… $290K College to Congress: received $250K on this topic College to Congress $250K National Congress of American Indi: received $200K on this topic National Congress of American I… $200K Former Members of Congress: received $200K on this topic Former Members of Congress $200K Sudie Williams Tag - Pta Texas Congress: received $138K on this topic Sudie Williams Tag - Pta Texas… $138K Care Lab: received $110K on this topic Care Lab $110K Global One Health Community Private Foundation: received $100K on this topic Global One Health Community Pri… $100K National University of Singapore: received $100K on this topic National University of Singapore $100K Michael Neblo: received $100K on this topic Michael Neblo $100K Ideas Beyond Borders Inc: received $100K on this topic Ideas Beyond Borders Inc $100K Women's Congressional Policy Institute: received $100K on this topic Women's Congressional Policy In… $100K Pew Charitable Trusts: received $100K on this topic Pew Charitable Trusts $100K Pta Florida Congress: received $90K on this topic Pta Florida Congress $90K Congressional Management Foundation: received $80K on this topic Congressional Management Founda… $80K George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Academy - Pta Texas Congress: received $62K on this topic George Bannerman Dealey Montess… $62K The Youth Congress: received $56K on this topic The Youth Congress $56K Pta North Carolina Congress: received $55K on this topic Pta North Carolina Congress $55K Associacao De Investigadoresas Afrolatinoamericanosas E Caribenhosas - Ai: received $50K on this topic Associacao De Investigadoresas… $50K Youth Congress: received $50K on this topic Youth Congress $50K African Studies Association Inc: received $50K on this topic African Studies Association Inc $50K American Policy Ventures Foundation: received $45K on this topic American Policy Ventures Founda… $45K Centro De Referencia Negra Lelia Gonzales: received $40K on this topic Centro De Referencia Negra Leli… $40K V H Hexter Elementary - Pta Texas Congress: received $31K on this topic V H Hexter Elementary - Pta Tex… $31K Pta California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc: received $31K on this topic Pta California Congress of Pare… $31K Booker T Washington Performing Hspva - Pta Texas Congress: received $25K on this topic Booker T Washington Performing… $25K Alex Sanger Elementary - Pta Texas Congress: received $24K on this topic Alex Sanger Elementary - Pta Te… $24K Talented & Gifted Magnet - Pta Texas Congress: received $24K on this topic Talented & Gifted Magnet - Pta… $24K Minnesota Congress of Parents and Teachers: received $11K on this topic Minnesota Congress of Parents a… $11K Pta Georgia Congress: received $10K on this topic Pta Georgia Congress $10K Pta Alabama Congress: received $3K on this topic Pta Alabama Congress $3K Ptsa Michigan Congress of Parents Teachers and Students: received $2K on this topic Ptsa Michigan Congress of Paren… $2K 12 funders, 51 recipients, grants matching “congress” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $325,000 to BROOKINGS INSTITUTION — for support of research on congress
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Largest: $7,000 to PTA NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESS — fidelity matching gifts to education
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Largest: $229,434 to PTA TEXAS CONGRESS — this grant is designated for general support.
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Largest: $200,000 to NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDI — program/operating support
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Largest: $140,000 to Library of Congress — as a final grant to the library of congress congressional foreign policy program: senior foreign policy scholars in u.s.-russia relations and u.s.-china relations
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Largest: $715,000 to COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION — core support for color congress initiative to actualize a reimagined documentary landscape toward one that strengthens people of color visibility, voice, and power; and project sup…
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Largest: $642,587 to AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE — in support of placing phd-level science and technology policy fellows in the u.s. congress to provide expert advice on artificial intelligence.
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Largest: $1.5M to NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS — enable the anchor organization to achieve its mission of protecting sovereignty through development/dissemination of educational materials and tribally driven research that promote…
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Largest: $10,000 to PTA FLORIDA CONGRESS — papa john's food security
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Largest: $250,000 to NATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS — multi-year grant: pta healthy minds initiative
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Largest: $100,000 to ISSUE ONE — to strengthen bipartisan collaboration in congress through the rebuild congress initiative.
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Largest: $1.0M to CONGRESS HEIGHTS COMMUNITY TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — in support of underserved small business expansion
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